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06.04 Checkset.Indd JUNE 2004 TSACHECKSET NEWSLETTER OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS, VOLUME 32, ISSUE 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE CONTENTS Membership News .............2 Handbook Corrections ........2 Aligning Values Avoids Clash of Cultures TAC Report .......................3 When I was 15, I envisioned remarkably like some project requirements we’ve all seen Legislative Update .............4 myself as an architect. And in the lately, don’t you think? TBAE Q&A ........................4 30-odd years since, I must admit For the past 100 years, more or less, the core of the archi- Landreth to Chair TBAE ......5 that I feel extraordinarily lucky. tectural curriculum has been the design studio, where percep- Convention Memo ..............6 In every year since that youthful tion, design theory, process, critical thinking, collaboration, Board Report .....................7 epiphany, I have worked part- communication, and a plethora of other skills are delivered. time or full-time in an architect’s The form of the studio does not have precise edges: problems Briefs ...............................7 office, enjoying it immensely. have tremendous variation, approaches and ensembles are Professional Insight ...........8 In the early years, my mentors restricted only by creativity, faculty have varied capabilities, From the Archives ..............8 were quick to share that “the and time means nothing unless it’s running out. Member Spotlight ..............9 schools don’t teach enough”; In 2002, the American Institute of Architecture Students JEFF POTTER that the offi ce environment has presented the fi ndings of its AIAS Studio Culture Task Force. 2004 TSA President to supplement the body of knowl- In the report, titled “The Redesign of Studio Culture,” AIAS Longview edge required for practice. And espoused the notion that the studio must become a more FYI later, armed with a minty fresh humane place, where a skill set is acquired that not only sup- Offi cer Nominations Due June 15 license, I had ample opportunity to step through to the other ports such an idea, but serves to elevate practice as well. Five side (vaguely like passing through the “time/space passage” values were presented as defi ning this pedagogy—optimism, The deadline is June 15 for receiv- scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey) and do some trash-talking respect, collaboration, engagement, and innovation. To borrow ing nominations for TSA’s 2005 of my own. from the report, “Studio culture should promote: design process offi cers. Please contact Becca But I believe that I have always known better. The aca- as well as product; leadership development, collaboration, Floyd at TSA for information, or demic mission is an almost impossible scenario. Juxtaposing community engagement and service, the importance of people, visit www.texasarchitect.org. the body of knowledge (that continues to grow exponentially) clients, users, communities, and society in design decisions; against schedule and nomenclature, balancing the needs of inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary learning; confi dence society with the demands of technology, managing enroll- without arrogance; oral, written, visual, and graphic commu- CALENDAR ments, developing centered graduates (and faculty)—all this in a funding environment that is, shall we say, in fl ux. Sounds “CULTURES” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 JUNE 4 2004 TSA Design Awards LEGAL MATTERS entry deadline 2004 TSA Honor Awards entry deadline Are Architects and Contractors Liable J U N E 1 5 under ADA for Inaccessible Facilities? 2005 TSA offi cer nomina- tions deadline BY AARON SILBERMAN architects or construction contractors who design and/or build the facilities. In the opinion of this author, a logical reading J U N E 1 6 Adapted from “Are Architects and Contractors Potentially of the ADA, taken as a whole, reveals that architects and con- ARE Scholoarship deadline Liable under the American With Disabilities Act for the Design struction contractors cannot be held liable if they themselves (see page 5) & Construction of Inaccessible Facilities?” by Aaron Silberman do not own or operate the inaccessible facilities. originally published in Construct!, Volume 13, No. 2 Winter A number of federal courts, including two federal circuit J U L Y 5 2004. © 2004 by the American Bar Association. Reprinted courts of appeals, have considered the issue of who is liable TSA offi ce closed (Indepen- with permission. under Title III of the ADA and have reached different conclu- dence Day observance) sions. Some courts have considered the issue specifi cally with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regard to architects and contractors, while others have evalu- J U L Y 2 9 - 3 1 prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in the ated the potential liability of other entities, such as franchisors. TSA Summer Board Meeting design and construction of certain facilities. It is clear that Still other courts have examined the issue of liability under Portland, OR owners and operators of inaccessible facilities are liable under ADA, but it is less clear whether liability also extends to the “ADA” CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 MEMBERSHIP NEWS NEW ARCHITECT MEMBERS J U N E 2 0 0 4 VOLUME 32, ISSUE 3 AUSTIN Tae K. Choi; Hans N. Holland, Nic Holland Architect; John L. Rishling, UT Austin TSA CheckSet is published six times per year by the TTexasexas Society of DALLAS Jamie G. Barnes, work architecture; R. Jeff Cain, Azimuth Architecture; Michael F. Hall, SHW Group; Architects (TSA), 816 Congress Ave., Suite 970, Austin, Texas 78701, Philip A. Jabour, Kaplan; James D. Lee, Brinker International; Merrily K. Moss, HH Architects; Christian P. www.texasarchitect.org. TSA is the offi cial TexasTexas state organization of Owens, SHW Group; Grant E. Warner, CSD Architects the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Copyright 2004 by the Texas HOUSTON B. Todd Arenz; James W. Brandin; William H. Coltzer, Jr., Zero Six Consulting; James A. Gersch, Society of Architects. PDG Architects; John W. Ridington, EDI Architecture; Jonathan M. Sturt, Ziegler Cooper Architects LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY Viviana Frank-Franco, Frank Architects TSA Mission Statement: To be the voice of the Texas architec- SAN ANTONIO Peer Gerlach, Parsons; Tim Palomera, III, City of San Antonio tural profession uniting AIA members to advance the profes- sion, serve society, and improve the built environment. NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AMARILLO Dana Ann Williams, David Lancaster, Hon. AIA AUSTIN Bahareh Amos, Laurie Smith Design Associates; John Cassidy Cheesar, Black & Vernooy Architects; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT William L. Hodge, Webber + Hanzlik [email protected] DALLAS Harper L. Hicks, Corgan Associates; Gaurang M. Sheth, HKS, Inc. Gayle Pickering F O R T W O R T H Patrick F. McCrea; Robert C. Rinker, Carter & Burgess; Andrew D. Vick, Carter & Burgess; SENIOR DIRECTOR Bryan Wren [email protected] HOUSTON Mark J. Atkins, Jackson & Ryan Architects; Rame S. Hruska, Planning Design Research Corpora- tion; Gunal M. Kivaner, SCS Design & Construction; Daniel Ramos, Gossen Livingston Associates; Diego J. Yvonne Castillo Rozo, Randall-Porterfi eld Architects GENERAL COUNSEL [email protected] LUBBOCK Jon K. Fisher, BGR Architects/Engineers SAN ANTONIO Daniel E. Curry; William Sam Poland Judey Dozeto SOUTHEAST TEXAS David Malain, Architectural Alliance TEXAS ARCHITECT ASSOCIATEASSOCIATE PUBLISHERPUBLISHER [email protected] NEW POSITIONS Becca Floyd CORPUS CHRISTI WKMC Architects: Daniel Talley, associate EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DALLAS Jonathan Bailey Associates: Mark Stewart, vice president; HKS Inc.: Angela Lee, senior associate and bfl [email protected] vice president; Page Southerland Page: John Seely, healthcare designer Adam Fortner E L P A S O Parkhill, Smith & Cooper: William “Bill” Zorn TEXAS ARCHITECT ART DIRECTOR HOUSTON RTKL Associates: Richard Leyendecker, senior project architect and associate v.p.; Turner Partners [email protected] Architecture: Tom Stovall, Jerry Daniels; Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects: Charles Griffi n, senior principal Tammie Peschka FIRM NEWS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FKP Architects has relocated its offi ces in Dallas to 3535 Travis Street, Suite 260, Dallas, 75204. The phone [email protected] and fax numbers will remain the same. Morgan Knicely IT MANAGER DEATHS [email protected] Walter Wisznia, 79. Mr. Wisznia helped shape the city of Corpus Christi with work that included the Nueces Joe McGuire County Courthouse, the Wells Fargo Towers I, II, and III, and the Driscoll Children’s Hospital. DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Chartier Newton, 61. After earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Texas A&M and a Master of Archi- [email protected] tecture from Cranbrook, Mr. Newton taught architecture at A&M, Rice University, and the University of Texas at Austin, and in 1981 began his own architecture fi rm in Austin. Among his accomplishments was Stephen Sharpe his insistence that a proposed bridge along Loop 360 spanning Lake Austin enhance the beauty of the site. TEXAS ARCHITECT EDITOREDITOR [email protected] His foresight resulted in one of Austin’s most distinguished landmarks. Chellie Thompson MARKETING COORDINATOR 2004 TSA Handbook Corrections [email protected] FIRM LISTINGS Ark Tectonics (FTW) 6111 North Beach St #1132, Fort Worth 76137 .....................................................................817-652-0123 Federico Associates (FTW) 11650 Cambria Dr, Fort Worth 76008 .........................................................................817-244-9113
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